Blaming Parents vs. Mourning with Those Who Mourn
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Re: Blaming Parents vs. Mourning with Those Who Mourn
Living my life the way I want to, includes doing everything in my power to avoid causing pain to those I love.
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
Re: Blaming Parents vs. Mourning with Those Who Mourn
And then the craziest thing happened. As the brother from the stake was trying to close down what I was saying, someone else interrupted him and said, “Jon’s right. That’s what he [Bednar] said, and it’s garbage. God lost 1/3 of his kids, does that mean he wasn’t teaching and living the gospel well enough?”
That is really excellent.
I'd almost be willing to turn Mormon if someone promised me I could be present when somebody said something like that!
After all, that's just what is supposed to have happened, isn't it? No way out of that one!
Oh yes, and do check out the comments in the OP link.
Zadok:
I did not have a faith crisis. I discovered that the Church was having a truth crisis.
Maksutov:
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
I did not have a faith crisis. I discovered that the Church was having a truth crisis.
Maksutov:
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
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Re: Blaming Parents vs. Mourning with Those Who Mourn
Fence Sitter wrote:Living my life the way I want to, includes doing everything in my power to avoid causing pain to those I love.
That's a good creed to live by.